How to build a European Project

The following tips will help you get started if you want to cooperate with partners in a EU funded project. We support our members in finding suitable project partners and we support them in shaping your project.

Museums’ role in projects

In order to participate in an EU-funded project, your museum can take on different roles. As a museum, you can participate on different levels as:

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Keep in mind: Writing an application…

too many cooks spoil the broth: delegate the writing of the application to one organisation (after having agreed with partners on the general direction and objectives)

Make sure you consult with partners, especially when detailing their tasks and involvement.

Leave space for ‘organic growth’.

Add statistics and other material to support your proposal.

A strong project proposal is:

coherent

simple

evidence based

clear

rigorous in its planning

explicit

clearly defined.

Have a look at some successful EU projects

Be Museumer

This project aims to contribute to the development of the museum field in the South Caucasus region and to establish an International Training Programme (ITP) that will benefit museumers (museum personnel) in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Be Museumer is funded by Creative Europe.

Virtual Multimodal Museum Project

NEMO and ViMM – the Virtual Multimodal Museum Project – have signed an agreement to work together. ViMM is working towards defining and supporting high-quality policies, strategic decision making, the use of breakthrough technological developments and nurturing an evidence-based view of growth and development impacted by Digital Cultural Heritage.